Sunday, August 24, 2014

Dear community, thank you for your support in helping us collect the items for our outreach activity for the deportation centre. The support has been great. We are scheduled to pack and drop these items on Saturday ( Aug 23) at 730 am. Those interested to volunteer and haven't confirmed your presence yet, please email us on volunteer@ohkuwait.org

A special thanks to our donor Ms Zeina Al Khatib for her donation of Non perishable food items during Ramadan. The embassy shelters were the blessed recipients of these items. Should you wish to donate in kind, here's a lovely and blessed w...ay to make your donation. Rice,Sugar,Oil,Dry beans,Tea bags,Canned foods w/ flip-top openings,Dry milk (Nido Milk Poweder),Tomato paste, Pasta. For more donation details, visit our website www.ohkuwait.org

Dear community, here is a special handwritten thank you note from some ladies at an embassy shelter that have expressed their appreciation on receiving donations over the past few weeks. Your community donations have made this possible. Thank you for being their HOPE in every little way.

Friday, August 1, 2014

What a week we've had here at the premises of OH Kuwait! The phone
didn't stop ringing, messages arrived throughout every day and long into
every night, while our door bell rang and rang and rang. All of this
activity due to the incredible outpouring of support which arrived soon
after our APPEAL for support went out last week. So here's the latest
(and greatest) news:

The 5 AC
units, which were desperately needed at the Embassy Shelter, were
immediately purchased by a very generous Kuwaiti patron, and installed
the very next day! And now, the more than one-hundred shelter wards
staying at that shelter are finally being kept cooler in this summer's
stifling heat!

Syed's wheelchair was also purchased ~ by the
same Kuwaiti patron! He has been measured for his custom-made
wheelchair and it is expected to be ready for his use within 45 - 60
days.

On an aside, the salesman at Al Eassa Medical Supply
mentioned that there is another child in need of a wheelchair.
Saleisha, a 3 year old Philippino boy who has had numerous open heart
surgeries amongst other health-related challenges, has now also been
gifted with an expensive custom-designed wheelchair through the generous
sponsorship by a second Kuwaiti patron, and his wheelchair will be
delivered in the same time frame as Syed's!!

And finally,
Jovi ~ the Philippina who was left paralyzed through a traffic accident,
will be returning to her native homeland immediately following the Eid
holiday. Through the generosity of this amazing community Jovi's needs
will be met for years to come. The overwhelming response to her plight
has brought donations in excess of anything we could have expected. She
has also been gifted with a wheelchair, a suitcase full of new
clothing, a beautiful leather handbag with matching wallet and
travelling funds. Her three daughters and one adopted son will be flown
from their province of Mindenao to Manilla to receive the mother whom
they haven't seen in more than 10 years. Accomodations for Jovi's
daughters are being covered by another Kuwaiti family who are led to
support this family's needs for now.

Kuwaiti sisters, Mariam
and Nooriyah have blessed Jovi. They have spent much of their time in
Jovi's room, taking in freshly made Philippino foods and desserts; and
they have even Skyped with Jovi's daughters from Jovi's hospital room so
that mother and daughters could begin their reunion! They sing songs
to and with Jovi, and they bring a cheerful spirit each and every time
they see her. And these amazing sisters have collected an incredible
sum of support for Jovi and her family. They are the wisdom behind
posting Jovi's case on Instagram, Twitter and What'sapp, and they are a
blessing to my life and to the mission of Operation HOPE Kuwait.

We can all agree that God works in amazing ways and to prove His
provision I wish to conclude this update with the narration of a recent
conversation...

Chita and I had gone to visit Jovi a 2nd time
and stayed with her about an hour. As we were preparing to leave her
hospital room I bent over Jovi's bed and whispered into her ear, "Jovi
dearest, soon you are going home to be with your family. Do you believe
me?" With tears pouring down her face she answered, "I prayed and
prayed that God would send someone to help me, and He sent you. Yes, I
believe you. I am finally going home." When Jovi prayed for God to
send someone to help her He also sent you! We serve a mighty God who
hears the crys of His children all around the world. This is one truth
we can depend on no matter what. So on that note I wish to thank each
and every one of you for the support which has brought blessings to
these needy brothers and sisters of ours. Your love, compassion and
willingness to serve others has brought joy in volumes too great to
articulate. You are appreciated.

Meet the A team - our hands on, energetic and
upbeat group of volunteers that make sure donations get dropped off at
the embassy shelter every Saturday. Pictured here (left - right) Frieda,
Marina Mcguire, Christian Agnelo, and Marina Desouza with Embassy
shelter staff on Saturday morning during donation drop off.

Non perishable food and toiletry donations
received earlier last week from the G4S team, waiting to be unloaded at
the embassy shelter.

Food donations being unloaded at the embassy shelter on Saturday morning.